Post Reply - H5N1/flu (other types)

   Feeding raw milk-products to pigs may be spreading H5N1 into pigs...https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/feeding-weaning-pigs-waste-milk-lowers-feed-costs-improves-efficiency/254040.html or https://www.farmanddairy.com/columns/feeding-weaning-pigs-waste-milk-lowers-feed-costs-improves-efficiency/254040.html ;
The Northeast region of the United States has more than 15,000 working dairies, each producing non-saleable waste milk.
Waste milk contains excess colostrum, transition milk, mastitic milk, or antibiotics. Many dairy producers feed waste milk to dairy calves, however, sometimes the amount of waste milk is in excess of what can be used resulting in it being disposed. Feeding waste milk to other species provides a viable option for dairy producers to use the product rather than waste it.
Option for pigs
For a pig, weaning is thought to be the most stressful time of its life, as it transitions from a completely liquid diet to a completely dry diet. Waste milk may serve to ease this transition to dry feed while keeping the pig hydrated.
DJ, If no one is stopping this practice it may continue...H5N1 in pigs may mix with other types of flu...

https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/colorado-reports-male-infected-with-h5n1-from-dairy-cattle-fourth-case-in-united-states-more-cases-expected or https://www.thailandmedical.news/news/colorado-reports-male-infected-with-h5n1-from-dairy-cattle-fourth-case-in-united-states-more-cases-expected ...

There are less than 2 million H5-flu tests available in the US...unclear who decides who gets tested and who will pay for that testing...

Rick Bright
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Notice no mention of when the case occurred, how long the @CDCgov
 has been aware of the case and withholding information.  All data should be provided in an official report to @WHO
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https://cdphe.colorado.gov/press-release/colorado-state-health-officials-identify-a-human-case-of-avian-flu or https://cdphe.colorado.gov/press-release/colorado-state-health-officials-identify-a-human-case-of-avian-flu ;

The adult male had mild symptoms, reporting only conjunctivitis (pink eye). 
He reported his symptoms to state health officials, who tested him for influenza at the State Public Health Laboratory. 
Specimens forwarded to CDC for additional testing were positive for avian flu. CDPHE gave the individual antiviral treatment with oseltamivir in accordance with CDC guidance. 
He has recovered. 
This case is an employee at a dairy farm in northeast Colorado who had direct exposure to dairy cattle infected with avian flu. 
To protect patient privacy, additional details are not being provided.
DJ...they are NOT protecting privacy but they are hiding a timeline...